Liu Yong (writer)
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Liu Yong (born February, 1949). He was born in Taipei
and became a famous writer and painter.
Liu Yong's father died when he was 11 in 1958. In 1962, the house caught on fire but he and his mom survived from it. He graduated from Cheng Kung Senior High School
, the National Taiwan Normal University
and obtained a Doctorate in the Columbia University
. He was once an art teacher in Cheng Kung Senior High School
. He was invited by the National Taiwan Museum of History for an art exhibition of the modern painters and the national one. From November 30, 1971 to April 5, 1974, he hosted the China Television quiz show "Seconds Count Down" for the first time of his life as a television show host. From 1973 to 1977, he was hired as a journal of China Television. In 1978, he was hired as the Representative of China Television in America. In 1980, he became the school artist of St. John's University (Jamaica, NY).
Besides his achievements on painting, he has also published many essays. His essays can be divided into two genres, one kind is about how to get along with people and other one is inspirational essay. Those essays are usually the best-seller among the Chinese people area.
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
and became a famous writer and painter.
Liu Yong's father died when he was 11 in 1958. In 1962, the house caught on fire but he and his mom survived from it. He graduated from Cheng Kung Senior High School
Cheng Kung Senior High School
thumb|rightTaipei Municipal Chenggong Senior High School is a senior high school in Taipei, Taiwan.-History:...
, the National Taiwan Normal University
National Taiwan Normal University
National Taiwan Normal University is an institution of higher learning operating on three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan . NTNU is widely recognized as one of Taiwan's elite institutions of higher education. The university enrolls approximately 11,000 students each year. The ratio of undergraduate to...
and obtained a Doctorate in the Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He was once an art teacher in Cheng Kung Senior High School
Cheng Kung Senior High School
thumb|rightTaipei Municipal Chenggong Senior High School is a senior high school in Taipei, Taiwan.-History:...
. He was invited by the National Taiwan Museum of History for an art exhibition of the modern painters and the national one. From November 30, 1971 to April 5, 1974, he hosted the China Television quiz show "Seconds Count Down" for the first time of his life as a television show host. From 1973 to 1977, he was hired as a journal of China Television. In 1978, he was hired as the Representative of China Television in America. In 1980, he became the school artist of St. John's University (Jamaica, NY).
Besides his achievements on painting, he has also published many essays. His essays can be divided into two genres, one kind is about how to get along with people and other one is inspirational essay. Those essays are usually the best-seller among the Chinese people area.
TV Shows Hosted
- China TelevisionChina TelevisionChina Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...
quiz show "Seconds Count Down" (Show time: November 30, 1971 ~ April 5, 1974)
TV Shows Made
- China Television politics show "Current Event Forum" (1976) received the Golden Bell Award of TV.